Sestertius - Trajan S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C REST ITALIA, Italia

€253,413.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year103-111
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC II#473, OCRE#ric.2.tr.473
Obverse descriptionHead of Trajan, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Nervae Traiano Augustus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quintum, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, of Nerva Trajan, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, conqueror of the Dacians, high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fifth time, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionTrajan, holding sceptre, gesturing italia to raise; children in center.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI S C REST ITALIA
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Optimo Principi. Senatus Consultum, Restitutor Italiae. The senate and the Roman people to the best of princes. Decree of the senate. Restorer of Italy.)
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MintageND (103-111)  - -
Catalog ID8318763390
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